The Orbital Mechanics Podcast

Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.

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Episode 297: Fleet Arrival


Spaceflight news

— Mars Hope and Tianwen-1 arrive

— Great video from Tianwen-1 as it passes its first periareion (twitter.com/AJ_FI)

— Tianwen-1 will lower to a reconnaissance/landing orbit, then two different science orbits. (twitter.com/PRCMarsRover)

— Mars Hope sent back a fantastic image (bbc.com)

Mars fleet arriving soon

— Perseverance (americaspace.com) (everydayastronaut.com)

— Ingenuity (jpl.nasa.gov) (jpl.nasa.gov) (mars.nasa.gov)

— We previously talked to Ella Atkins about autonomous robotics (theorbitalmechanics.com)

Short & Sweet

— DARPA looks into off-earth manufacturing (rocketrundown.com)

— Turkey aims for 2023 lunar landing (reuters.com)

— The Vulcan pathfinder arrives (spaceflightinsider.com)

— Doors open at Blue Origin’s New Glenn factory (HT Andy Z: twitter.com/WordsmithFL)

Questions, comments, corrections

— Andrew Z and Espen via email: SN9 violation

— Andy pointed out debris separation (6:20 and 6:23: youtube.com)

— Espen pointed us at some illuminating tweets (HT Espen: twitter.com/wapodavenport)

This week in SF history

— 22 Feb, 1990. Launch of Ariane 4 V-36/407 (thespacereview.com) (capcomespace.net) 

— Next week (2/23 - 3/1) in 2002: European cars may be small…


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